The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature

One of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written, The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins has served for over thirty years as a helpful, relevant, comprehensive survey of the apocalyptic literary genre.Collins begins by surveying the history of apocalyptic studies, then proceeds to deal with individual apocalyptic texts — the early Enochic literature, the book of Daniel, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and others — and concludes with an examination of apocal...